先介绍我本人。杨子立，1971年生人，原电脑工程师。2001-2009年因新青年学会案以“颠覆国家政权”罪名判刑8年。2009-2014在北京传知行社会经济研究所调研农民工健康权和子女教育权，2014年底研究所因卷入香港占中事件被查封。2016-2017在深圳一家IT企业工作，但因为调查武汉失踪大学生被当局勒令开除。2018年获Regan-Facell奖学金赴美做访问学者。现居美国马里兰州，为《议报》和《中国民主季刊》编辑，并在多个人权NGO组织担任义工。
我要给中国维权人士梁颂基先生募捐律师费。
梁颂基，1976年生，原居住广州。梁颂基因自身遭受司法不公后，开始积极参与国内维权活动，包括街头举牌、网上发帖，以及资助民主人权活动人士等。2014年因阻碍警察抓捕准备纪念南周事件一周年的马胜芬等三人被以妨碍公务罪判刑10个月。2018年因多次举牌、聚众不配合警察以扰乱公共秩序罪刑拘37天。2019年为遭警察羞辱虐待的女律师孙世华发帖呼吁而以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑1年6个月。梁颂基还是美国国会中国委员会的政府数据库收入的政治犯之一。
随着中国人权状况持续恶化，梁颂基被迫离开中国。在没有美国签证的情况下，2023年10月，梁颂基从墨西哥游泳进入美国德州，并到美国移民局自首。在关押期间提交了庇护申请但是被移民局驳回，其在移民法庭的官司也输了。然后上诉到BIA（移民上诉委员会），所幸被发回重审，目前等待移民法庭重审已经超过2个月。
作为梁颂基的朋友和人权活动人士，我能找到的公益律师最低只收2500美元，便可以向法庭申请梁颂基的人身保护令，恢复其被剥夺了两年多的人身自由。
梁颂基先生不是应该被关押的罪犯，而是一位为中国人权做出了杰出贡献和巨大牺牲的英雄。
Let me introduce myself. I am Yang Zili (born in 1971), a former computer engineer and independent researcher.
From 2001 to 2009, I served an eight-year prison sentence on charges of “subversion of state power” in connection with the New Youth Study Group case.
From 2009 to 2014, I conducted research on migrant workers’ health rights and children’s education rights at the Transition Institute in Beijing. The institute was shut down by the authorities at the end of 2014 due to its involvement in supporting Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement.
From 2016 to 2017, I worked at an IT company in Shenzhen, but was forced to resign after investigating the disappearance of university students in Wuhan.
In 2018, I received the Reagan-Fascell Fellowship and went to the United States as a visiting scholar.
I currently reside in Maryland, USA, where I work as an editor for yibaochina.com and China Journal of Democracy Quarterly, and volunteers with several human rights NGOs.
I am raising funds for legal fees for Mr. Liang Songji, a Chinese human rights activist.
Liang Songji, born in 1976, originally resided in Guangzhou China. After experiencing judicial injustice, Liang Songji began actively participating in domestic human rights activities, including holding signs in the streets, posting online, and providing financial support to democracy and human rights activists.
In 2014, he was sentenced to 10 months in prison for obstructing police officers who were arresting three people, including Ma Shengfen, who were preparing to commemorate the first anniversary of the Southern Weekend incident.
In 2018, he was detained for 37 days with charge of Disturbing Public Order due to repeatedly holding signs and gathering with others while refusing to cooperate with the police.
In 2019, he was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for posting online to advocate for a female lawyer Sun Shihua who had been humiliated and abused by the police.
Liang Songji is also one of the political prisoners included in the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China's government database.
Due to the continuously deteriorating human rights situation in China, Liang Songji was forced to leave the country. Without a US visa, in October 2023, Liang Songji swam from Mexico into Texas and surrendered to US immigration authorities. He submitted an asylum application while in detention, but it was rejected by the immigration authorities, and he also lost his case in immigration court. He then appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and fortunately, the case was remanded for reconsideration. He has been waiting for a new hearing in immigration court for over two months.
As a friend and fellow human rights activist of Liang Songji, I have found a pro bono lawyer who will charge a minimum of $2500 to file a habeas corpus petition with the court to restore Liang Songji's personal freedom, which has been deprived for over two years.
Mr. Liang Songji is not a criminal who should be imprisoned, but a hero who has made outstanding contributions and great sacrifices for human rights in China.